They bill themselves as a "drinking band with a music problem." This is some seriously catchy stuff, with or without the booze.

Freddy Fender -The Freddy Fender Collection (Rhino)/Country

It's a bizarre feeling to be listening to music that my folks liked back when I still had my Evil Knievel fetish (it's a minor miracle that I never broke anything jumping those cheap-ass bikes over ditches & all). Still, "Wasted Days And Wasted Nights," and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" are great tunes. Thank you Rhino.

Hugh Masekela -Live at the Market Theatre (Four Quarters)/Jazz

Somehow, I only have one Masekela record: Hope. It's live, and it absolutely smokes.

Charles Mingus -Cornell 1964 (Blue Note)/Jazz

Mingus + Dolphy? Don't pass this up.

Minnie Driver -Seastories (Zoe)/Rock

No, I am not kidding. TheWife™ is giving me sideways looks, assured that I've picked this because…well, I've always had a thing for Minnie Driver. But…she can really sing. Would Ryan Adams make an appearance for a celebrity vanity project? Ah, I don't care.